Shoeing

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Shoe \Shoe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shod}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Shoeing}.] [AS. sc?ian, sce?ian. See {Shoe}, n.]
     1. To furnish with a shoe or shoes; to put a shoe or shoes
        on; as, to shoe a horse, a sled, an anchor.
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     2. To protect or ornament with something which serves the
        purpose of a shoe; to tip.
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              The sharp and small end of the billiard stick, which
              is shod with brass or silver.         --Evelyn.
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